Sep 07 2016
The challenging issues of aging and dementia is addressed with humor and heartache when VIVA Theater/Society for Creative Aging, in partnership with the Boulder County Arts Alliance, presents “The Outgoing Tide” at Boulder’s Nomad Playhouse. Bruce Graham’s “The Outgoing Tide” is set in the present-day at the Concannon beach cabin on the Chesapeake Bay with prior …
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Aug 30 2016
By Jill Moore, Director of Resident Programs at Golden West Moving to a senior living community can be difficult. The process of choosing a community and downsizing can be daunting on its own, but add in the common worry of losing one’s independence or sense of purpose, and the experience becomes downright overwhelming. For nearly …
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Aug 23 2016
By Lynne Katzmann, CEO & Founder of Juniper Communities Music is profoundly linked to personal memories and emotions, and science shows that our brains are hard-wired to connect music with long-term memory. Music & Memory is a program that seeks to create an artistic exploration that has far reaching benefits for all participants. Founder Dan …
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Aug 16 2016
As part of long-term flood recovery, Boulder County has hired consultant AMEC Environment & Infrastructure (AMEC) to complete a master plan for the Left Hand Creek watershed. The master plan assists in rebuilding efforts by providing post-flood watershed-level data, identifying actions for stream restoration and flood risk management, and determining how to address the needs …
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Aug 09 2016
The University of Colorado Boulder, named the state’s host site for the national tour of “First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare,” announces the exhibition is open to the public from August 9-31 at the CU Art Museum. Provided by the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. the First Folio will tour all 50 …
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Jul 26 2016
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s season includes the rarely staged Troilus and Cressida, a thrilling and timeless Trojan War epic penned by the Bard in 1602. On the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre running through August 6. Troilus and Cressida weaves together stories of god-like heroes, embattled kings and the tragedy of two doomed, disillusioned lovers who …
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Jul 26 2016
Why not come to the Boulder County Fair Tuesday August 2nd? As one of the less travelled days, you have plenty of room to view the livestock exhibits and the general projects. We suggest arriving around 10 am; unless you are an early bird and watch 4-H youth weigh-in their animals from 6 -8 am. …
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Jul 19 2016
In order to increase resiliency to future flood events, Boulder County has been participating in a federally-funded home “buyout” program. Homes that suffered damage during the 2013 Flood, or homes at risk for future flood damage, are eligible for buyout consideration. The purchase of these properties provides homeowners with funds to relocate to safer locations. …
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Jul 12 2016
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival continues its season of myths, legends and fairy tales with the classic, fantasy-like “Cymbeline.” From battle scenes to mistaken identities to a magical love story, this timeless play still sweeps audiences of all ages o their feet more than 400 years after it was first staged. Performances run July 14- Aug. …
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Jul 07 2016
A look at the 2016 Colorado Music Festival Season shows that music by Johannes Brahms is featured, with a two night Brahms Symphony Marathon. On Thursday, July 7, 7:30 pm, at Chautauqua Auditorium, Director Jean Marie Zeitouni and the CMF Orchestra perform Boulder Brahms, Part I with the grand and dignified Symphony No.1 in C …
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Jun 28 2016
I had the pleasure of having a conversation with the Colorado Music Festival & Center for Musical Arts Music Director, Jean-Marie Zeitouni. We talked about the overall 2016 Season, and here is his vision in his own words: I’ve identified five big ideas that I think should be at the core of the programming. And …
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Jun 21 2016
Boulder Walk and Bike Month, celebrating its 40th anniversary this June, hosts more than 60 events this year. And, Seniors on Bikes – or SOBs as they call themselves – host a number of social rides that begin in Boulder and travel country roads to reach destinations such as Loveland, Berthoud, and Lyons. The SOBs …
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